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AUTOMATIC HOSE REEL.

No. 261,882. Patented. Aug. 1, 188.2.

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UNITED STATES PATENT yOFFICE.

LEVIW. STOOKWELL, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO ALFRED ADAMS,

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AUTOMATIC Hose-REEL.

` SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 261,882, dated August 1, 1882.

Y Application tiled April 11, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: l Be it known that I, LEVI W. S'rocKwELL, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Hose-Reels, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to that class of apparatus in which the unwinding of the hose from 1o the reel automatically turns on the water.

Myinvention more especially relates to mechanism for operating the water-supply valve, its object being to ada-pt it to be readily operated, either automatically or by hand. This end I attain by connecting the water-supply valve with the actuating-gearing by meansof a detachable connection, which when in one position allows the valve automatically to be operated, and when in the other disconnects zo the automatic mechanism and constitutes the handle by which the valve may be operated by band.

' The subject-matter claimed is hereinafter specifically designated.

l In the accompanying drawings, which represent one convenient form of attaining the object of my invention, Figure l represents an end elevation, and Fig. 2 a vertical central longitudinal section through my improved ap- 3o paratus.

The water-supply pipeAeonst-itutes one bearl ing of the hose-reel, mounted upon suitable brackets or standards, B B. Thesides of the reel consist of wheels A A2, provided with radial spokes a, upon which reel-bars A3 slide freely to and from the axle, being pressed outward by coiled,n springs a2 to render the reel expansible. A lever, C, connected with the reel-shaft by a pin-joint, c, which permits it to 4o swing in a plane parallel with the reel-shaft, is forked atits outer extremity, the prongs of the fork projecting slightly beyond one of the reel-bars, which it embraces. A bar, C', pinjointed on this lever intermediate of its length, extends parallel with the reel-shaft and projects through one ot' its sides, A'. This bar is Vadj ustable longitudinally in the lever C by holes and pins, slots and screws, or other wellknown devices, and is provided with a spring,

c', which tends to keep Vit projected beyond the face of the reel. rlhe water-supply pipe extends through the reel-bearing, and is connected by an elbow-pipe or goose-neck, D, with the hose E. The mechanism thus far described is old and well known, though in form somewhat different from that herein shown.

An actuating-gear, F, turns freely on the water-supply pipe or reel-bearing, and is provided With lugsj"f, against which the projecting end of the spring-detent C abuts at the proper time to actnate it. These lugs are made square on one side, so that the detent will engage. withthein when the reel is turned in the direction to unwind the hose, but are beveled or chamfered on the opposite side, so that when the reel is turned to wind up the hose the spring-detent will be snubbed back with-` out affecting the gearing.

Instead of the springdetent, other wellknown forms of detachable connection between the hose-reel and actuating-gear might be employed. y

The actuating-gear F meshes with a corresponding pinion, Gr, turning loosely upon the projecting stem h of the water-supply valve H, of well-known construction, mounted in a suitable yoke or frame upon the water-supply pipe. The stem or spindle of this valve is made polygonal in shape to receive a hand-wheel, I, which has a free vertical movement upon the spindle of the valve and rests upon a shoulder on the spindle, so as to rise with it. Pins t' and t" project from the-under face of this handwheel, and when the hose is wound up and the valve closed they project downward between the spokes of the pinion Gr. When therefore the pinion G is' turned by the action of the reel in unwinding the hose the hand-wheel I and wheel Gr are caused to move together, revolving the valve-stem hand opening the valve. rlhe valve-stem rises in revolving to open the valve, and carries the hand-wheel I with it until the valve is fully open, at which point the pins t and t are raised above and released from the-spokes of the pinion Gr, so that the reel can revolve without affecting the valve till the desired quantity of hose is unwound.

To close the valve the hand-wheel I should RGLSSQ be raised on the valve-spindle until its upward movement is arrested by the nut 2 on the upper end of the spindle, when the pins t' and 13 will be elevated sufficiently above the pinion G to enable the valve to be fully closed by the turningof the hand-wheel before thepins again come in contact with the spokes of the pinion G. When the valve is so closed andthe handwheel released it drops downward upon the valve-stem, the pins t' and t" again projecting downward between the spokes of the pinion G, when the valve, with its actuating mechanism, is again in position to be opened by the revolution of the reel, if turned in the direction necessary to unwind the hose. When the reel is turned in the opposite direction to wind np the hose the beveled sides of the lugs f snub back the spring-detent C', so that the valve is not affected by the rotation of the reel. Should it be desired for any reason to open the valve without revolving the reel,it may be done by turning the hand-wheel after lifting it out of engagement with the gear-wheel G. Byremoving the nut t2 and reversing the handwheel the valve will be entirely disconnected from the automatically-operating devices and may be opened and closed by hand only.

Ordinarily the hose remains wound upon the reel with the supply-valve closed and with the forked lever C of the spring-detent C drawn back to hold the detent out of engagement with the lugsf and resting between two adjacent coils of the hose, according to the point at which it is desired to turn on the water-supply, the valve-stem and its actuating-gear being locked together in the manner above described. While in this position the reel may be turned freely in either direction without actuating the valve-opening mechanism. As soon as enough hose is unwound to release the spring-detent it is thrust forward beyond the face of the reel and comes in contact with one of the studsf upon the actuating-gear, thus turning it, and the second gear-wheel, G, which in turn opens the valve, thus turning on the water automatically.

The gears above described are represented as miter-wheels; but other well-known forms of gearing may obviously be substituted with good effect.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of' the hose-reel, the waterl supply pipe, the water-supply valve, mechanism for automatically operating the valve by the rotation of the reel, and a detachable connection between the automatic mechanism and the valve, by which the latter may be actuated either automatically by the movement of the reel or by hand.

2. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of the hose-reel, the watersupply valve, a wheel, G, actuated by the rotation of the reel to automatically operate the valve, the hand-Wheel for operatin g the valve, and the detachable clutch or connection between the hand-wheel and the automaticallyactuating wheel.

3. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of the hose-reel,-the watersuppl y pipe, thewater-supply valve, the valvestem,tlic wheel G, for automaticallyoperating the valve by the revolution of the reel` the hand-wheel sliding on the valve-stem, and the pins thereon for engagement with the wheel G.

4. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of the hose-reel, the watersupply pipe constituting one ot' its bearings, the gear-wheel turning freely on the reel-shaft, detachable driving-connections between the reel and said gear-wheel, (which connections automatically en gage, when released by the unwinding ofthe hose from the reel,) the watersupply valve, and the second gear-wheel actuated by the first one, and turning with the valve-stem, to open the valve automatically as the hose is unwound from the reel.

5. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of the hose-reel, the'watersupply pipe constituting one of its bearings, the actuating gear-wheel, detachable drivingconnections between the hose-reel and gearwheel, the water-supply valve mounted upon its stem, and the 'detachable connection between the valve-stem and gear-wheel to actuate the latter either automatically by the nnwindin g of the hose or by hand, as preferred.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 1st day of April, 1882.

LEVI W. S'IOCKWELL.A

Witnesses:

S. O.GR1swoLD, BENJ. C. STARR. 

